Successful removal of traumatic tattoos in Asian skin with a Q-switched alexandrite laser

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1308-1311

  Chang, S E ^a   Choi, J H ^a   Moon, K C ^a   Koh, J K ^a   Sung, K J ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BLAST INJURY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN SURGERY; TATTOO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032416956     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1998.tb00005.x     Document Type: Article

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